Although a person can braid their own hair, to complete more complicated styles or to first learn how to braid, one braids another’s hair. I have always been interested in the tradition of braiding, of sitting down and brushing someone’s hair like preparing fibers for fabric-making, gathering the bulk of it together like wheat, then finally portioning it to plait. Soft, loose, well-worn braids…

We'll be using it in our next, large-scale hotel project, and were excited by images I saw from a friend's trip to a museum in Oaxaca as well as work by Carlos Mijares Bracho.Bracho is a Mexican architect who dedicated his entire career to using almost exclusively terra cotta brick. He constructed fantastical geometric structures where terra cotta is the finish, the fenestration, the…

 She is best known for her interior portraiture of Mid-20th Century Architects and designer’s own homes from her books Modern Originals and Handcrafted Modern, yet her interests stretch across all eras and subject matter. She travels the world photographing and writing for her own book and fine art projects, exhibiting her photography in galleries and shooting for clients of every ilk.